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Interview with blogger Rami Fayoumi AKA @plus961

MEGA hosted a dear friend Rami Fayoumi AKA @plus961 www.plus961.com one of the best Lebanese blogs out there to talk about blogging in Lebanon.

 

thank you Rami and plus961.com for sharing the video.

 

Samsung Lebanon launch Smart TV

Beirut, Lebanon, May 17th, 2011: In the framework of a press conference held at Le Bristol
Hotel Beirut on Tuesday May 17th, Samsung Electronics – a market leader and award-winning
innovator in consumer electronics – and Cherfane Tawil and Co (CTC) – the exclusive distributor for
Samsung products in Lebanon – launched 2011 Samsung SMART TV lineup that is set to redefine
the home entertainment experience.

The event gave Media and VIP consumers the chance to interact with the products and familiarize
themselves with the immersive experience they offer.

Gathering media figures, VIPs and customers, the event was attended by Mr. James Choi, AV
Business manager for Samsung Levant, Mr. Eddy Cherfane, CEO of Cherfane Tawil & Co, and Mr.
Khalid Odat, AV Senior Sales Manager for Samsung Levant.

Commenting on the launch of the Smart TV lineup, Mr. James Choi said: “the Smart TVs range
offer the most exciting home entertainment experiences we have ever created. We have developed
smart new features and applications based on our “Smarter Life” concept and combined those with
innovative design.” Mr. Eddy Cherfane, CEO of CTC added: “we are by far leader in the Lebanese
Market with our range of innovative products and our main objective at CTC is to inform the
consumers about the latest technological creations and educate them on our newest offerings such
as the brand new SMART TV lineup.”

Samsung Smart TVs line-up combines elegant design with a wide range of smart features that
offers viewers the most out of their entertainment experience.

Combining smart content and smart experience, Samsung SMART TVs offer an immersive viewing
experience with its aesthetics and 3D impact, as well as a new world of web-connected TV
entertainment and allows users to easily search for movies, TV shows, browse the web, explore
Samsung Apps, chat with friends and much more.

The use of Social Media in the Arab World

MEGA continues YallaStartup Weekend coverage

MEGA received YallaStartup Weekend Top 3 winners along side Habib hadad.

watch the video here:

YallaStartup Weekend live Interview in MEGA on Future TV

Shopping Spree turned into a Nokia addiction

Today turned out to be a Nokia day by far, it started with one C7 and didn’t take allot of time for my colleagues to realize that was THE mobile for them, so i ended up playing with 5 C7 during today along side my trusty companion the N8.

It stared with an advice to one of my colleagues at work that he needs to check the C7 before making a decision to switch from his BB curve to BB Torch (YUKKK) it took him 1 picture and 3 lines to fall in love instantly with the Nokia C7 and ordered it on the spot, now GOD is happy of me because i converted one lost soul from BB to Nokia. It was only moments for the rest to follow, with 2 Samsung Wave users recently bought to other Nokia users all fell in love with the C7 and here was the tragedy for me… i had to setup and teach all 5 new comers on the phone but at the end of the day it was pure fun for me.

Now back to the shopping spree, with the holidays around the corner what better time to reward yourself or your loved ones (me for instance ) with a valuable gift, 2 choices are available now and 2 others are waving to you in the horizons. Nokia has released in the Lebanese market a while ago successfully the N8 (580$ max with warranty) and this week the C7 also has had an excellent release (450$ max with warranty) both running the fast and responsive Symbian^3, also the E7 and the C6-01 will be released soon expecting also a market take over by the C6-01.

I wont review the devices, many reviews out there to read but we can say for sure that both were sold out from the market in no time, giving Nokia a very strong come back to the Lebanese market improving its leadership again and again. Be sure when buying the devices you get the Nokia Care warranty units.

I dont want to end this article without saying something to my N8 who is sitting next to me watching what i am writing word by word: I love u

 

Nokia N8

YallaStartup Weekend on MEGA

 

Video curtsy of Ayman Itani, thank you Ayman.

Maniachi’s 1st TV appearance

The Maniachi‘s 1st TV appearnce on MEGA talking about un-organizing GeekFestBeirut.

Part 1

Part 2

Thanks goes to Ayman Itani for the videos

LG 3D LCD to hit MEA market soon

The new Infinia category will hit the MEA market soon, the borderless LCD has 3D capabilities and its the world 1st Full LED 3D LCD.

LG’s press release describe the new technology as for our info, the first unit will be in the market by May for people to experience it.

Everywhere you look, walls are coming down. Where once there were boundaries on where people could go, what they could watch and even who they could become, today those limits are increasingly crumbling beneath waves of change, information and choice.

Yet in some aspects of our lives, those barriers remain resolutely in place – not least in how we view the world from our own homes. In a world that so cherishes change and movement, the TV has remained firmly fixed within four borders and two dimensions.  Until now .

With Full LED 3D TV from LG INFINIA, LG breaks through the last remaining barriers of home entertainment. With the world’s first and only Full LED 3D TV, LG takes you to a place where the walls between the real and virtual worlds dissolve – where soccer balls soar toward you, hands reach out to touch you, and animals seem to leap right into your living room. But LG’s 3D TVs break down more than just virtual barriers. As the next step in INFINIA LIVE BORDERLESS™ – LG’s long-term vision for its mold-breaking home entertainment systems – they open up a world of borderless viewing pleasure, where everything is seamlessly linked and a whole new world of possibilities lies ahead.

The World’s First Full LED 3D TV

Transforming the very perception of what television can be, LG’s 3D TV means you won’t just be watching shows and movies – you’ll be part of them. Catching a ride with 3D, you’ll be transported into the thick of the action – the front row of the concert hall, the ringside seat, the middle of the car chase – with effects so real you can almost touch them. But as groundbreaking as it is, 3D technology is only part of the picture. To truly bring the virtual world to life, LG’s 3D comes in Full LED, taking the 3D viewing experience to an entirely different level.

Leading LG’s 3D journey is the LX9500, a remarkable Full LED television available with a 47- or 55-inch screen. On one of the slimmest, most elegant sets on the market, the LX9500’s Full LED technology delivers pictures with striking brightness, brilliant color and clarity you can feel. Along with deep levels of black and a picture rendered silky smooth and blur-free by TruMotion 400Hz, the overall effect is a richer, more captivating 3D experience. Better still, thanks to the INFINIA range’s signature narrow bezel, the LX9500 offers a truly expansive platform for 3D, with pictures that practically burst through the edge of the screen.

“No new technology promises to transform the world of home entertainment like 3D does. More than just an advance, 3D could change the whole way we experience TV, adding so far unknown levels of excitement,” said Simon Kang, CEO and President of the LG Home Entertainment Company. “With its astonishing Full LED picture quality, coming with even more LED chips and unbeatable brightness, LG’s 3D TVs provides the perfect platform for 3D, where people can really be a part of the action. After a few false starts for 3D technology, Full LED 3D TV from INFINIA is the home it has been waiting for.”

What if You Could Stop Watching TV and Start Living It?

Groundbreaking and evolutionary, awe-inspiring yet strikingly real, the LX9500 will take you to the furthest reaches of three-dimensional viewing. Through the amazing spectacle of Full LED 3D and the vast possibilities of its limitless content. LG is tearing down the walls to a new TV viewing experience, where the only constraints are your imagination. With Full LED 3D TV from INFINIA, the future is truly borderless.

Specifications:

1. 3D TV (Shutter glasses type)
2. Full LED Slim with Spot Control (Local Dimming)
3. INFINIA Design
4. Ultra Slim Depth, Narrow Bezel, Uni-layer, Uni-color
5. Full HD 1080p
6. 10,000,000:1 Dynamic Contrast Ratio
7. TruMotion 400Hz[1]
8. MPF support for 3D camera
9. NetCast^TM (Broadband TV)
10. Skype^TM (Video Call Function with optional Video Camera)[2]
11. isf Certification
12. Picture Wizard II
13. Crystal Gradation with Varying Light (Facet)
14. Invisible Speaker (10W + 10W + 5W)
15. Infinite Sound
16. Clear Voice II
17. Wireless AV Link
18. DLNA ready (with optional DLNA Dongle)
19. USB 2.0 (HD DivX, MP3, JPEG, etc)
20. HDMI 1.4
21. Intelligent Sensor
22. Smart Energy Saving Plus
23. ECO Flower

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[1] For NTSC countries, 480 Hz is used.

[2] For countries without Skype^TM mention as video call function